Table 3.
Survey participant characteristics and age-specific and age-standardized smoking prevalences among adults aged 18 years or older by participant characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Jordan, 2007
| Characteristic | Survey Participant Characteristics n = 3654 % (SE) |
Prevalence of Lifetime Smoking n = 1409 % (SE) |
Prevalence of Current Smoking n = 1080 % (SE) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yrs | |||
| 18-24 | 14.9 (0.64) | 25.0 (1.96) | 23.4 (1.95) |
| 25-34 | 19.6 (0.76) | 41.0 (2.13) | 37.2 (2.06) |
| 35-44 | 26.7 (0.80) | 40.7 (1.60) | 32.9 (1.57) |
| 45-54 | 15.4 (0.62) | 38.6 (2.16) | 28.5 (2.02) |
| 55-64 | 12.7 (0.58) | 39.6 (2.61) | 23.6 (2.29) |
| ≥65 | 10.8 (0.58) | 40.3 (2.97) | 19.4 (2.39) |
| Gender* | |||
| Men | 53.1 (0.87) | 61.8 (1.21) | 48.2 (1.27) |
| Women | 46.9 (0.87) | 7.8 (0.67) | 5.1 (0.54) |
| Education* | |||
| Never attended school | 11.4 (0.58) | 24.7 (4.98) | 18.6 (4.83) |
| Primary school | 32.0 (0.87) | 44.1 (1.74) | 35.3 (1.90) |
| Secondary or technical schoola | 42.7 (0.87) | 36.5 (1.56) | 26.8 (1.47) |
| University or more | 13.9 (0.75) | 44.7 (2.30) | 29.8 (2.18) |
SE, standard error
Note: Current smoker defined as having ever smoked >100 cigarettes in lifetime and currently smoke every day or some days; former smoker defined as having ever smoked >100 cigarettes in lifetime but not currently smoking
* Prevalence of smoking is age-standardized